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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 5h

I’m proud of this one, too. We’re fucking done with trading lives for the ability to make our cars go vroom vroom. Badasses like PJ are the leaders who will get us to zero.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 09/10/2026

We don't endorse candidates lightly, but @pjnewwest.bsky.social has proven that he not only talks the talk but walks the walk. His commitments to road safety have made a real difference and positioned New West as a leader in the region. visionzerovancouver.ca/2026/10/08/j...

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Patrick Johnstone is a Road Safety Champion

We don’t endorse candidates lightly, but Johnstone has proven that he not only talks the talk but walks the walk. His commitments to road safety have made a real difference.

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Patrick Johnstone @pjnewwest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm proud of this one. We can make Vision Zero a reality in #NewWest. We can end road deaths and serious injuries. We can lead the province and demonstrate it can be done. And I'm committed to seeing it through. I just need your vote. www.communityfirstnw.ca/patrick_john...

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 09/10/2026

On Wednesday morning as our volunteers were out bright and early campaigning for safer streets, the keyboard warriors in the mayor's office were simultaneously putting out a release promising to remove hard-fought and life-saving traffic calming. (1/3)

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 09/10/2026

Advocacy is exhausting when instead of fighting for progress, you're fighting tooth and nail to simply not move backwards. This is what the last 4 years have been like. If you want to support our work, please consider a donation. But most importantly, please go vote. www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...

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Donate for Safe Streets

Vision Zero Vancouver: No More Road Fatalities At Vision Zero Vancouver, we are committed to fighting for safer streets. Car crashes kill 100 people every…

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 16/09/2026

“We applaud the leadership of Mayor Johnstone, Mayor Pachal, Clr Maloney & the municipalities advancing these resolutions, which would give local govts stronger tools & provincial support to put Vision Zero into practice.” It was an honour to be included at this event w/ these inspiration leaders.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 16/09/2026

Our much-anticipated Vancouver City Council full term report card is here! 📝 We look back over 4 years of council votes and give the mayor and each councillor a grade, backed up by solid numbers. How did your favourite councillor do? visionzerovancouver.ca/2026/09/16/v...

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Vancouver City Council Full Term Report Card

Vancouver heads to the polls in October to vote for its Mayor and Council, so we’re looking back on how all the incumbents voted on road safety measures over the full 4 year term.

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

TIL Canada Post is trying to build an Amazon marketplace competitor. canadashops.ca

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 10/09/2026

I don't know if people in Vancouver fully appreciate how phenomenal it is to have a light rail service connecting the airport to the downtown in ≈ 30 minutes but boy is it phenomenal

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brian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

dear god.. a flavor scientist at the Cheetos factory has published a blog post saying no one is prepared for how "dangerously cheesy" they are

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 09/09/2026

Car crashes are the #1 source of preventable injury and death for Vancouverites, with the most vulnerable road users disproportionately affected. Ken Sim is hyper focused on "public safety," but is road safety on his agenda? 🤔 We speak to @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social youtu.be/TeemN0rp950

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Is Road Safety on Ken Sim's Agenda? - Vision Zero Vancouver on CBC

YouTube video by Vision Zero Vancouver

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tunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I used to be so good at twitter.

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hating bike lanes is right-wing virtue signaling.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

fact check: speed cameras significantly reduce speeding actually. as evidenced by the fact that speeding increases significantly when speed cameras are turned off

Vehicles going 60+ km/h on Parkside Drive before and after the speed camera ban
Speed camera
enforcement
Speed camera ban
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2,500
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*Using data collected from Parkside Drive's Watch Your Speed sign through the City of Toronto's open data portal

Ratio of speed camera trigger events to total traffic volumes
All locations, June 2021
Fewer Events
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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I am pleased to announce that, following my successful introduction of permanent daylight savings time to British Columbia, I will be importing another Saskatchewan innovation. Effective September 22, hooded sweatshirts will now be referred to as a “bunny hug“.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 26/08/2026

ICYMI: the VPD budget increased by 48% from 2018 to 2024, but the number of traffic tickets they issue has fallen by 59% over that same time period. Why has traffic enforcement evaporated in Vancouver?

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 23/08/2026

Can a municipal party claim to care about public safety if they neglect road safety? We take a look youtu.be/EEkmgteIkK0

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No Public Safety Without Road Safety

YouTube video by Vision Zero Vancouver

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My six-year-old listens to a lot of educational podcasts, which is great. But it is weird to have a small child now tell you about all the great things you can do if you make a website with square space.

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Ruofan 🚎 王若凡 @ruofan.ca · 29/07/2026

I have nothing to add that hasn't already been said but this is an act of abject cowardice. All the endless hand-wringing about towers and concentrating development on existing rental areas, and when the opportunity comes to do something about it everyone except Lucy votes for the status quo.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 28/07/2026

Great coverage on the current Broadway closure featuring @margiesanderson.bsky.social & @yvrcyclist.bsky.social. TLDR: the Cambie closure is going better than Main St. It's not perfect but we appreciate the City consulting with us & HUB and taking proactive steps. vancouversun.com/news/advocat...

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Advocates worry about Vancouver bike routes as six-month Broadway detour begins

As West Broadway closes for six months of subway work, road-safety advocates say the Cambie detour is spilling traffic onto bike routes.

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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I’ll be on CKNW at 2:34pm today.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

For as long as I’ve been a reporter in this city the complaint has been that we build too many giant luxury condos in a few places and not enough medium density housing across neighbourhoods. But this week reaffirmed why that approach is so baked into the DNA and political culture of Vancouver.

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Mihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

ABC: "We're listen to Vancouver residents, not staff. Unless it's about the budget. Or Broadway active transport lanes. Or the renter's office. Or The Vision Zero action plan. Or gas heating in new builds. But when the majority of speakers align with our pre-existing motives, WE WILL LISTEN!"

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GRIDS Vancouver @grids.reillywood.com · 29/07/2026

I just donated the maximum amount to OneCity's victory fund, and I'd encourage you to donate whatever you can www.onecityvancouver.ca/donate

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

In terms of contributions to society, the following are highly underrated: bus drivers, plumbers, early childhood educators.

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Please refill the sanitizer dispensers.

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Recall the COVID conspiracy theory that the vaccine was to cause infertility. “Many in our armed forces are young men who are not done having families” “If you just dole out the testosterone, the testes will shrink. And you can't reliably count on them coming back.” www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

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Doctors question evidence behind Pentagon plan for testosterone screening

Pete Hegseth says his plan will help to maintain military readiness. Many medical professionals say it could increase the risk of infertility and other consequences.

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GRIDS Vancouver @grids.reillywood.com · 17/07/2026

TIL that @georgeandersonbc.bsky.social (BC MLA who‘s been trying very hard on the housing file) is on Bluesky! Give him a follow

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Stop scrolling and face the pinnacle of masculinity.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 10/07/2026

We will be at Khats this Saturday with our friends at @movementyvr.bsky.social! Come say hi, play trivia, win prizes!

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 11/07/2026

Vancouver's Capital Plan draft is out, and we analyzed it (yup, all 232 pages) for road safety improvements so you don't have to! On the whole, it maintains the status quo - a state which leaves about a dozen Vancouverites dead and thousands more injured each year. It's not enough.

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The Status Quo is Not Enough

Vancouver’s draft 2027-30 Capital Plan is out, and despite a clear desire for action on road safety the plan is…completely status quo.

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

One of my favourite things about AI is not having to talk about bitcoin.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 11/06/2026

ABC isn't on here but they're over on the other site spreading misinformation about the VZ Action Plan, and also making it abundantly clear that they are choosing driver speed over human life. (1/3)

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 10/06/2026

BREAKING: Mayor Ken Sim's ABC majority voted not to reduce speed limits on major roads, despite 93% of all road fatalities in Vancouver happening on arterials. This was one of the most important Near-Term Actions in the entire plan, because roads will never be safe until people drive at safe speeds.

Graphic that reads "BREAKING NEWS: Mayor Ken Sim's ABC rejects safer speeds on the most dangerous roads"

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

“We care about the environment so please don’t make us wash your towels and also use shampoo someone probably peed in” -hotels “Room service comes in take out containers now” - also hotels

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Flying pro tip: the baggage handlers secretly watch you. They will send your bag out first if you are physically right up against the baggage carousel. And you won’t be blocking the other people because your bags will come out first.

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Flying pro tip: zones are made up. If you are not standing up in line when they board zone one, they’re legally allowed to refuse to let you on the flight.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Reflecting on the fact that we have mandatory bike helmets in B.C. but not mandatory snow tires for rental cars

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 18/11/2025

Great move by Surrey, and we especially like the part about lobbying the Province to lower the default limit so cities don't need to put up a thousand sign posts every time they want to lower limits themselves! surreynowleader.com/2025/11/18/s...

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Surrey council votes to reduce speed limits - Surrey Now-Leader

It’s also lobbying the provincial government to lower the default speed on roads to 40 km/h

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 16/11/2025

This resident is objecting to the new Lime scooter station because - not a joke - it's "ruining her view." This is what we're up against when we push for more micromobility. vancouversun.com/news/east-va...

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'We had no recourse': East Vancouver residents object to new e-scooter docking stations

During its first phase in Vancouver, Lime introduced e-scooters and docking stations in the Hastings-Sunrise and Grandview-Woodland areas.

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Important day today. We rarely get to hear much about the people who lose their lives on our roads - except that they caused really bad traffic when they died.

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

“But how can you move stuff without a car??” Folks may I present, the cargo bike.

Cedar bookshelf, approximately 7 feet long, on the front of a bicycle. Photo is taken from the riders perspective with handlebars in shot.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 14/11/2025

Car Size xkcd.com/3167/

4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...

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Simon @depaneuse.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

If you want change…

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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Still thinking about this part of the conversation, showing a poster by @tomflood.bsky.social next to two by Klaus Staeck that I remember from my childhood. Lots of parallels between discussions in Germany (and other places in Europe) back then and Canada (and the US) 30 to 40 years later.

Three posters, the first by Tom Flood saying:

If youth walked to school in our bike lanes would cities still consider paint a good enough barrier?

And the other two by Klaus Staeck saying:
A car from the perspective of a traffic victim, and Priority/right of way for bicycles

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Jade Buchanan @jadebuchanan.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

An hour in, it hit me: I made that logo. 3 years ago with @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social and a few others giving me live feedback. Did I believe we’d have accomplished everything we have? Yes. Ending traffic violence is an idea that’s time has come. I just thought we’d have gotten a better logo, too.

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